Monday, November 7, 2011

What Happened to All the Blogs I Was Following in Google Reader?

I follow a lot of blogs. Each day Google Reader usually brings me anywhere from 120-180 unread posts.

Yesterday and today that number dropped to the 60s.

Did I infect everyone with my cleaning frenzy so that you are all taking time off from blogging to clean house and organize your offices?

I didn't think so.

Not that I'm paranoid or anything. Well, yes, I am paranoid. And I hate change - there, I said it.

I hate Google Reader's new look and the nightmare that it has become to navigate. Those scroll bars? Much clunkier than the old arrows, and it seems almost impossible to navigate up and down my subscription list.

As I read my 63 unread items today, I checked to make sure that it wasn't just Blogger-platform blogs that are included. Wordpress and private sites are there. So which blogs aren't there? I can't figure it out.

Yuck on the new changes. They're fine when I'm on my desktop, which has a large monitor, but on my netbook (which I use during the day in the kitchen while the kids are eating) the mandated "spaciousness" of the new design means that very little fits on the tiny screen. It's an un-improvement in my mind. I hate the new Gmail interface too... and this from an inveterate praiser of all things Google... =P

I thought it was just me that didn't like the new Google Reader, but I asked my son and he doesn't like it either! It's harder to read, but I guess I'll just have to get used to it ..... or suffer Reader Withdrawel Syndrome!! :o)

You are not alone.... I am so upset. Reader is now virtually useless: I can't bear to even try to use it, I think I've got 300+ unread right now. I tried a question to Help, but that got nothing except a suggestion for a lengthy work-around. Why should I use a work around when I didn't change anything?! Thanks for the chance to vent.

MHD - You gotta wonder: if they want people to use their products, why do they do stuff like this? I still don't have the number of unread posts that I used to - and I can't figure out which blogs are being left out.

Joan - No, as you can see from the comments, there are at least a few of us - and I suspect there are more who are unhappy or at least wonder why someone considered this change an improvement.

Amy - This weekend, when I have been at home so that I can read my posts a couple of times a day - once in the morning and once in the evening - the numbers seem to get back to normal. It looks like Google Reader doesn't want to deal with much more than 100 unread posts. Hate this! Also accidentally got into the new Google Mail view (hitting unread posts on iGoogle) - icky - no exact count of number of messages, no dates.

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After spending my formative years paying no heed to all the family stories, I got hooked on genealogy later in life and am now trying to catch up. My husband and I had long ago developed an interest in graveyards and have enjoyed visiting them while on vacation. I have started two Graveyard Rabbit blogs as a way, in addition to my participation in Findagrave, to help make information to other people who are researching their family history.
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